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“When’s Kate due?” my friend in Sydney keeps asking me. It must be soon judging by the number of campaigns that are already launching in readiness for the new Prince or Princess of Cambridge’s arrival.

First there was Roberts Bakery, and the UK’s most expensive loaf of bread priced at £30 loaf of pop, and now Bassetts Jelly Babies have taken out an advert in today’s Metro newspaper.

Are you thinking what I’m thinking? It’s a very weak ad and looks rushed, especially when there’s so many puns the team could’ve played on – baby-to-baby. It leaves me questioning if marketing even got their PR team involved to help develop an idea that gives the brand a better ROI than just an eighth of a page. I mean, it’s not even obvious what these babies are doing. Are they saluting or meant to be the Queen’s soldiers or neither?

You should know by now that I’m not shy to throw in my 2p worth. Here it is:

If I was in that brainstorm I would’ve suggested waiting until the baby was born (risky I know because it’ll be a saturated market but this idea is so worth it) and creating a one-off series of life size jelly babies, weighing exactly the same as the new arrival – perhaps throw in a few defining features too. Keep one and arrange a photo-call with Wills and Kate look-a-likes, before sending the rest to the Royal Family to enjoy. One could also be given away in a national competition.